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November 7, 2026

Young children can receive COVID vaccines soon. Here’s what you need to know

California will begin vaccinating young children as soon as today, with the state expecting to receive more than a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the first week.

Ascentia Wine Estates fights hunger

Ascentia Wine Estates, which owns and operates wineries from

commentary Pick up after your pet

There are 78 million dogs in the U.S. today. They eat and then each eliminates almost a pound of poop every day. The resulting 3.6 billion pounds of dog poop produced in a year can fill 800 footballs fields, one foot deep! This is no small nuisance. Sonoma County’s 43,000 dogs produce over 32,000 pounds daily. Cleaning up your pet’s waste helps keep our pets, the environment, and each other healthy.

Body oppression

Body oppression is defined as being treated less well because of something about your body (size, color, age, gender expression, disability).

Healdsburg animal activity log: May 3-9

Incoming animals

Monopolized choices

As the California June 7 primary gets closer (mail-in voting starts in three weeks) we are hearing more and more people complaining about a lack of choices among the five remaining presidential candidates. Even some of the candidates are grumbling about the “monopolistic” powers of the Democratic and Republican party machines.

WSCUHSD board discussing high school rebranding surveys

The West Sonoma County Union High School District board is discussing the early responses it received on its rebranding survey and possible next steps at its special meeting Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. The meeting agenda and Zoom link are available here.

Healdsburg Museum challenges residents to reenact historical photos

The Healdsburg Museum has extended its “Picturing Healdsburg” exhibit for the rest of the year and with a little inspiration from the Getty’s painting reenactment challenge, the museum is encouraging community members to reenact historical photos from their collection.

Gibbs Park gets uplifting, artistic addition

Those who walk by Byron Gibbs Park in Healdsburg can expect to see a bright new addition — a mural depicting an ombre rainbow is being put up on a stretch of patch-painted fence near Poppy Hill Drive this weekend, from June 26 to June 30.

Corazon’s Ariel Kelley announces bid for city council

Corazón Healdsburg CEO Ariel Kelley is running for Healdsburg City Council.
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Arts & Entertainment

Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry

Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.